08 Thursday Jun 2023
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Post #3 of mud action photography from the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo (June 02-04, 2023).
I will be working on a few more. God bless!
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
07 Wednesday Jun 2023
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broncs, buckers, bucking, colorado, country, cowboy, cowboy up, cowboys, elizabeth colorado, elizabeth Stampede, extreme, get western, horse, horses, lincoln rogers, mud, photography, photography life, rain, rodeo, rural, sport, weather, west, western, wild
The 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo will likely always be remembered by any who were involved are attended as the wettest and muddiest rodeo in its history. Photographing it was a great experience, but I was only able to submit just a fraction of my photos for publication. I thought I would work on some of my favorite “mud shots” from the weekend and post them here. I hope you enjoy.
I will keep posting more. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
06 Tuesday Jun 2023
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bucking, civilized, colorado, country, cowboy, cowboys, elizabeth colorado, elizabeth Stampede, horse, horses, lincoln rogers, mud, mud bath, muddy, photography, rain, rodeo, rodeo road, rural, saddle, saddle bronc, spa day, sport, tough, weather, west, western
Who says cowboys aren’t civilized? It was “Free Spa Day” on Sunday afternoon (June 04) at the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo in Elizabeth, CO. That meant all the cowboys lucky enough to be bucked off received a free mud bath and facial, courtesy of the nearly three days of constant rain throughout the weekend’s rodeo performances (June 02-04), along with the well-above-average level of spring rain the area received in the weeks leading up to the rodeo.
It was not only entertaining, but it was beneficial. After all, the rodeo road can be rough on a cowboy’s skin. You have to take care of it.
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
05 Monday Jun 2023
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colorado, country, country life, cowboy, cowboys, elizabeth Stampede, horse, horses, lincoln rogers, livestock, mjud, photography, PRCA, rain, riding, riley pruitt, rodeo, roping, rural, sloppy, sport, tough, weather, west, western
One of the reasons I love covering the sport of rodeo so much is the toughness and competitiveness of the rodeo athletes. While some major professional sports athletes will sit on the sidelines with finger issues (I’m looking at you Major League Baseball), rodeo participants will compete with aches and pains AND rain or shine.
Although it rained all weekend long and left Sunday afternoon’s competitors to run in the sloppiest conditions, Nebraska tie down roper Riley Pruitt ignored it all to power through the rain coming down and the mud coming up for a successful defense of his 2022 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo title (June 04, 2023). On top of earning back-to-back titles, Pruitt’s soggy win run was cheered by stands still filled with die-hard rodeo fans in Elizabeth, CO.
It ain’t raining… it’s just rodeo.
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
04 Sunday Jun 2023
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Especially at a rodeo. But it hasn’t been just a little rain this year during the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo. It has been a soaking rain nearly every day for the entire week, which is unusual for springtime in Colorado. Despite the conditions, rodeo moves ahead and the fans are still filling the stands at the award winning rodeo in Elizabeth, Colorado.
The last performance is this afternoon. Stay dry out there!
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
04 Sunday Jun 2023
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action, arena record, award winning, bareback, broncs, bulls, cole skender, colorado, country, cowboy, cowboys, elizabeth Stampede, lincoln rogers, mud, phenom, popular, PRCA, rain, record, ride, rocker steiner, rodeo, rural, sport, west, western, wet
It was a rain-soaked Saturday at the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede, so maybe that was the explanation for all the splashy action inside the arena. From mud-slogged bull rides to record setting bareback action, the popular rodeo had it all.
Saturday afternoon had the most rain of the day’s rodeo action, and the bull riding really kicked up the water.
There is more action coming for Sunday afternoon’s Red, White and Blue Rodeo, and the forecast looks like more rain. My rain gear is getting prepped again…
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
03 Saturday Jun 2023
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The 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo kicked off its action with a Friday Night Chute Out on June 02, 2023. After the rain stopped pouring about 30 minutes before the rodeo began, the stands filled and bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding action took over.
The rain is pouring again here on Saturday morning and it does not look like it will stop anytime soon, so photography is going to be interesting for today’s afternoon and night rodeos! I have my rain gear on hand…
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
20 Monday Mar 2023
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bronc, colorado, country, cowboy, cowboys, denver, houston, houston livestock show, houston livestock show and rodeo, houston stock show, life is funny, lincoln rogers, National Western Stock Show, poster, rodeo, rural, sport, west, western
A buddy of mine visited the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo several weeks ago and brought me back a very cool, retro National Western Stock Show (NWSS) poster that he found while he was there. I have never seen one like this in all the years of going to the stock show here in Denver. I had to get a great NWSS poster from someone who purchased it down at the Houston Livestock Show!
I was able to purchase an inexpensive frame for it at a local craft store and now it is up on my office wall. I like it! Still can’t believe it had to make its way to my wall from Houston…
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
28 Saturday Jan 2023
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barrel racing, bronc, bull riding, bulls, champions, clay smith, colorado, country, cowboy, cowboys, cowgirls, denver, garrett shadbolt, historic, horses, jimmie smith, jimmie smith-tew, lincoln rogers, National Western Stock Show, NWSS, richie champion, richmond champion, riding, rodeo, roping, roughstock, rural, sport, Stetson Wright, tradition, west, western
My article and photos on the championship round of rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO have been published on The Fence Post’s website, and should be in their upcoming print edition. It was a great, high-energy championship round with good story lines. I hope you enjoy the story and photos — https://www.thefencepost.com/news/roping-riding-and-roughstock/
I’m still working on a few more stories from the NWSS and will post them when they are published!
Thanks for reading and God bless.
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
22 Sunday Jan 2023
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23-year-old Utah cowboy Stetson Wright has taken the rodeo world by storm after getting his feet wet in his 2018 rookie year. All he has done since those rookie days is earn a total of 7 PRCA world titles (4 All Around Titles, 2 Bull Riding Titles, and 1 Saddle Bronc Title) from 2019-2022. While piling up wins throughout those years, Wright had yet to win a buckle at the historic National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO.
Taking care of that oversight, Wright added a coveted NWSS buckle in 2023 when he won the saddle bronc title and almost picked up a two-fer when he came just one-point shy of the bull riding title after posting an impressive 90 points on a bull named Centerfold (Cervi Championship Rodeo Company).
It has been a treat to watch Stetson compete over the last several years – and take some cool photos of his rides – and he did not disappoint this year in the championship round of rodeo at the NWSS.
I’ll be working on some NWSS articles and photos from the championship round for publication in the near future!
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32
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